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An Indian State 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway opened in 1897 and used for famine relief 1899-1902. Part of [[Rajpipla State Railway]]; worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) and owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Rajpipla State]]. | An Indian State 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway opened in 1897 and used for famine relief 1899-1902. Part of [[Rajpipla State Railway]]; worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) and owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Rajpipla State]]. | ||
It was originally opened under the auspices of Maharana Chhatrasinhji, Raja of Rajpipla, | It was originally opened under the auspices of Maharana Chhatrasinhji, Raja of Rajpipla, as a small narrow gauge railway and named the Anklesvar -Rajpipla Railway, 1897 and worked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR). In 1899 renamed the [[Rajpipla State Railway]] | ||
The gauge was converted in 2013. <ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/gujarat/ankleshwar-rajpipla-railway-route-to-become-operational-soon_826355.html Zeenews.india.com "Ankleshwar-Rajpipla railway route"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>. | The gauge was converted in 2013. <ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/gujarat/ankleshwar-rajpipla-railway-route-to-become-operational-soon_826355.html Zeenews.india.com "Ankleshwar-Rajpipla railway route"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 29 January 2016
Anklesvar-Rajpipla Railway
An Indian State 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway opened in 1897 and used for famine relief 1899-1902. Part of Rajpipla State Railway; worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) and owned by the Princely Rajpipla State.
It was originally opened under the auspices of Maharana Chhatrasinhji, Raja of Rajpipla, as a small narrow gauge railway and named the Anklesvar -Rajpipla Railway, 1897 and worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR). In 1899 renamed the Rajpipla State Railway
The gauge was converted in 2013. [1].
References
- ↑ Zeenews.india.com "Ankleshwar-Rajpipla railway route"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015